Stockton Springs is a town in Waldo County, incorporated on March 13, 1857 as Stockton from a portion of Prospect. Originally named for an English seaport, the name was changed to Stockton Springs on February 5, 1889 in hopes of capitalizing on the bottling of local spring water. However, when sediment was discovered in the bottles, the plan was shelved.
Fort Point is a peninsula, on Cape Jellison just north of Sears Island, that extends almost to the center of Penobscot Bay at its northerly reaches. Governor Pownall built Fort Pownall there in 1759. The British burned their fort in 1775 and 1779 to prevent it from falling into enemy (American patriot) hands.
The town lies at the junction of U.S. Routes 1 (east to Bucksport) and 1A (north to Bangor).
